"An open door invites callers." The old Turkish proverb sure is ringing true for me. The past few days I have had several wonderful opportunities to expand my literary focus. There is another memoir writing course being offered at the college that I was able to get into. I will be joining a couple of my new friends from the last course there as well! It will be nice to see them again and hear what they have been working on. Tomorrow I will be meeting up with one of those friends so that we can bounce ideas off of each other on our books and book proposals...can't wait!! I just received word that the online news article about my book writing will be out sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. As soon as it is posted I will put the link into my website. Monday evening I was invited to sit in a writers group in Rome. Normally I wouldn't be able to travel that far on a weekday, but as luck would have it I am off for vacation all week so the opportunity couldn't have came at a better time. I plan on bringing my note book and taking lots of notes from the established authors that will be in my presence.Dr. Patti Feuereisen, author of Invisible Girls- The Truth About Sexual Abuse just asked me if I would be willing to post some blogs on her website Girlthrive.com. She says that she sees many sexually abused girls who are rejected from their families after they disclosed their abuse and thinks it would be nice for other girls to know that there are mothers out there who will fight to protect their daughters. It is very heartwarming to know that by telling my story I am helping other people. I worried for so long about the shame, but now I see that there had been a divine plan all along. Life works in mysterious ways!

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I have the privilege of being able to shape the minds and lives of children who are battling disabilities. It can be very trying at times, but more often than not it is very rewarding. As a mother of a child with a disability, I know the struggles that they go through on a daily basis. This allows me to have a little more compassion for the people that I work with.